AEM Architect

Position: AEM Architect
Location: Charlotte, NC - Hybrid Duration - 14 months

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced AEM Architect to design, develop, and lead enterprise Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with AEM architecture, Apache Sling, OSGi, HTL/Sightly, Java, REST APIs, and modern CI/CD practices.

The candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, solution architects, DevOps teams, and other technical teams to design scalable, secure, high-performance digital experience platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and define enterprise AEM architecture and technical solutions.
• Develop scalable and maintainable AEM applications using Apache Sling, OSGi, HTL/Sightly, and Java.
• Define AEM application architecture, content architecture, component frameworks, templates, workflows, and integrations.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party systems with AEM.
• Design reusable AEM components, services, servlets, models, schedulers, and workflows.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to AEM development teams.
• Review existing AEM implementations and recommend improvements for performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Design integrations between AEM and enterprise applications, APIs, and external platforms.
• Establish development standards, coding practices, design patterns, and architectural guidelines.
• Work with DevOps teams to implement and improve CI/CD pipelines for AEM applications.
• Support automated build, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Troubleshoot complex AEM production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical design sessions, and code reviews.
• Ensure AEM solutions follow enterprise security, performance, and development standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the complete SDLC.
• Mentor developers and provide guidance on AEM best practices and architecture.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of experience in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) development and architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience with AEM architecture and application development.
• Strong knowledge of Apache Sling and OSGi.
• Strong experience with HTL/Sightly and AEM component development.
• Strong Java/J2EE development experience.
• Experience developing REST APIs and enterprise integrations.
• Strong understanding of AEM Sling Models, Servlets, OSGi Services, Workflows, Templates, and Components.
• Experience with AEM Dispatcher and caching concepts.
• Strong understanding of AEM repository/JCR concepts.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture and design patterns.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.

CI/CD & DevOps

• Experience implementing modern CI/CD practices for AEM applications.
• Experience with tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Experience with automated build, deployment, testing, and release management.
• Knowledge of Maven and automated code-quality tools.
• Experience with cloud-based AEM deployments is preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).
• Experience with Adobe Cloud Manager.
• Knowledge of Adobe Experience Cloud and related Adobe products.
• Experience with GraphQL or modern API-based integrations.
• Knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, React, or other modern frontend technologies.
• Experience with Docker and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of CDN, caching, and performance optimization.
• Experience leading large-scale AEM implementations and migrations.
• Experience with AEM upgrades and migration from legacy versions to modern AEM platforms.